Jeff Furman
Friday 10:15-11:30
Session 2C Mountain Dulcimer Novice
“Improving
Your Right Hand!” -This
class will focus on improving the accuracy, smoothness, and stability of your
right hand! This will include strumming, rhythm, picking individual notes, and
moving easily between these techniques. We will also apply these concepts to
some great tunes!
Friday 1:00-2:15
Session 3G Mountain Dulcimer Advanced
“Play
What You Feel!” -This
workshop will emphasize your personal expression when you play. You can play
notes and tunes. How can you add feelings to what you are playing? We will
review concepts and techniques to reinforce your playing “beyond the notes!”
And we’ll apply these concepts and techniques to a variety of great tunes! PLEASE
BRING A CAPO!!!
Friday 2:30-3:45
Session 4B Mountain Dulcimer Beginner/Novice
“Building
and Strengthening Basic Techniques for Your Right and Left Hands!” -This class will review the
basic techniques that will be the foundation and backbone of any tunes you
play! And we will apply these techniques to some great tunes! Let’s be sure
your foundation is strong and then we’ll build on it!
Saturday 8:45-10:00
Session 6G Mountain Dulcimer Advanced
“Great
Tunes Not In “D”!” -This
workshop will focus on:
·
Playing
some great tunes!
·
Adding
some variation to them!
·
And,
Playing them with others!
This
will allow you to tap your creativity, whether you are playing a melody, a bass
line, or a tasteful back-up. PLEASE BRING A CAPO!
Saturday 10:15-11:30
Session 7C Mountain Dulcimer Novice
“Improving
Your Left Hand Skills!” -This
workshop will focus on improving your left hand skills. We will cover getting clean
and clear notes and also adding notes with hammer-on’s, pull-off’s, and slides.
But our main focus will be how to choose proper fingering to get
sustain of your notes and smooth transition to what you play next! There is no
“right or wrong”, but it might make a difference! And we’ll apply these
techniques to some great tunes!
Saturday 1:00-2:15
Session 8D Mountain Dulcimer Intermediate
“Adding
Notes and Variation to Any Tune You Play” -This workshop will focus on techniques to make
subtle, but interesting, changes in any tune you play. We will also emphasize
how to make these changes, so your playing remains smooth! PLEASE BRING A CAPO!